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Army Reserve captain brings a lifetime of service and culture to the force

Capt. Cynthia Ammerman grew up on farmland in rural Missouri, just south of Kansas City. Her family’s roots in the area go back...

Designing the future of battlefield medicine: Inside Global Medic 25-01 and Mojave Falcon

As the U.S. Army Reserve refocuses its training efforts on preparing for large-scale combat operations (LSCO), exercises like...

Army Reserve chief warrant officer circles the globe in C-12 Huron

As an Army Reserve aviator, Demas was on a mission—flying halfway around the world to support Exercise Balikatan 2025, the 40th...

Category: 143rd ESC, 377th Theater Sustainment Command, USARC

Local service members start new year with a military recognition from Chicago Blackhawks
January 9, 2023 — The Chicago Blackhawks honored Staff Sgt. Justin Craggs, a mobilization non-commissioned officer assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, along with retired U.S. Air Force veteran Alex Parker before the start of a home game against the Arizona Coyotes, January 6, 2023... MORE

Retired Air Force veteran Alex Parker (left) and Staff Sgt. Justin Craggs, Mobilization Non-Commissioned Officer, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, are pictured on the United Center jumbotron as hockey fans stand on their feet cheering during a military salute at a Chicago Blackhawks military appreciation night game, January 6, 2023, at the United Center.

Wreaths Across America ceremony honors veterans and first responders at local cemetery
December 21, 2022 — If you drive by this cemetery alongside the interstate 90 off ramp, in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, you might not know that two Revolutionary War veterans are buried in this hallowed ground: Eli Skinner and Aaron Miner... MORE

A wreath lays at the grave of Revolutionary War veteran Eli Skinner at the Elk Grove Cemetery, 25 miles northwest of Chicago, December 17, 2022.

Soldiers from reserve components attend unit armorers course
December 14, 2022 — 19 Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard attended the unit armorers’ course at the 80th Training Command’s Regional Training Site – Maintenance (RTS-M) Devens held November 28 – December 4, 2022... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Fumba assist Spc. Emma Burbridge with reassembling the Mark 19.
During the 7-day unit armorer course at RTSM-Devens, 19 students learned how to disassemble reassemble and perform a functions check on 7 different weapons systems.

SDDC leaders meet to increase understanding, determine way forward
December 6, 2022 — The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command held its semi-annual Senior Leader Forum at the Force Flow Conference Center here November 19 through 21, 2022... MORE

Mobilization mission changes hands at Fort Hood
November 30, 2022 — After mobilizing and demobilizing more than 20,000 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and National Guard troops here over the past 12 months, the 642nd Regional Support Group from Decatur, Georgia, cased their unit’s colors and passed on the colors of Mobilization Support Brigade to the command team of the 561st RSG from Omaha, Nebraska, during a ceremony on Sadowski Field, Nov. 18... MORE

V Corps, reserve component leaders sync efforts in lively symposium
November 21, 2022 — Around two dozen V Corps, National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve senior leaders synchronized organization and efforts in Eastern Europe during a dynamic “Reserve Component Symposium” held Friday and Saturday (Nov. 18-19) at “Victory Corps” headquarters on post. ... MORE

Senior leaders discuss missions, organization and manning during the Reserve Component Symposium held Nov. 18-19, 2022, at V Corps headquarters on Fort Knox (photo by Spc. Gabriella Sullivan)

Soldiers and veterans celebrate Veterans Day activities across the Chicagoland area
November 16, 2022 — The lights at the United Center dimmed as a single spotlight focused on the American flag. Hockey fans applauded and cheered as two Soldiers stood on a red carpet over the ice... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Eric Kroner, left, G-3 Force Protection/Physical Security Officer, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command; and Brig. Gen. Doug Lowrey, center, Commanding General, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, render a salute as singer Jim Cornelison, right, sings the National Anthem at the Chicago Blackhawks Military Appreciation Night game at the United Center in Chicago on Monday, November 14, 2022.

Army public health, finance experts offer strategies to cope with No. 1 stressor of military families
November 15, 2022 — During the month of November, the Department of Defense celebrates the Month of the Military Family. While families are the backbone that sustain our fighting force, recent reports show that some military families are struggling... MORE

Army Reserve logisticians prepare for deployment to Middle East
November 7, 2022 — In preparation for their upcoming deployment to the Middle East, subject matter experts and trainers from the 1st Theater Sustainment Command assisted the Soldiers from the Army Reserve’s 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command to successfully complete their 10-day culminating training exercise here... MORE

Retired Sgt. Maj. Terry New: Over 40 years of notable service
November 3, 2022 — Retired Sgt. Maj. Terry New, a U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) Emergency Management Specialist working at the 412th Theater Engineer Command (TEC), bids farewell to over 31 years as an Army civilian on Dec. 31 after retiring from 40 years of uniform service in Feb. 2020... MORE

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